grid: [19] Grid is simply an abbreviated version of gridiron [13]. This in turn seems to have been an alteration (through association with iron) of griddle [13], which is traceable back via Old French gridil to a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *crāticulum, a diminutive form of Latin crātis ‘wickerwork, hurdle’ (from which English gets grate). A parallel feminine Vulgar Latin derivative, crāticula, produced English grill [17] and grille [17]. => grate, griddle, grill
1839, shortening of gridiron or griddle. City planning sense is from 1954 (hence gridlock). Meaning "network of transmission lines" first recorded 1926.
双语例句
1. Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid.
电线杆顶端的电线相互交错，形成电线网。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The Ferrari of Alain Prost will be second on the grid.
阿兰·普罗斯特的法拉利赛车将排在起跑线的第二位。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Many canals were built along map grid lines.
很多运河是按照地图上的坐标线开凿的。
来自柯林斯例句
4. New York's grid of streets
纽约棋盘式的街道布局
来自《权威词典》
5. Power can be fed from wind generators into the electricity grid system.
